Tournament week begins September 28, play from October 1-4

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Weeks after the RBC Heritage was rescheduled for this summer, now Savannah’s pro tournament is back on the slate.

The Savannah Golf Championship, previously postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been rescheduled for the fall at The Landings Deer Creek Course with fans in attendance.

"As long as it’s safe to do so, as long as the public health officials are comfortable with what we have in place, as long as we’re following all the protocols in place, we’re going to be putting someone in seersucker on Sunday,” tournament director Cheyenne Overby says.

The Korn Ferry Tour announced the revised schedule on Monday, including the Savannah tournament. Championship week will tee off September 28 with tournament play beginning October 1 and wrapping up October 4.

Overby says conversations had been ongoing for a few weeks and this date was finalized recently. Of the few dates that were discussed, she says this September-October crossover made the most sense.

Even if it does include a college football Saturday.

“Our first look was at the Georgia football calendar,” Overby laughs. "Georgia does play that weekend, but we’re comfortable going up against the Georgia-Vandy game. ”

All tickets sold for the original 2020 tournament will be honored this fall, and there are still tickets available for the rescheduled date.

Overby says her team is getting back to work to re-plan a golf tournament in a span of four months. She says one of the new challenges is preparing for an event in the middle of the COVID-19 outbreak and making sure all fans and players are safe.

“We’re starting to think about those things, even if they’re aren’t restrictions. How can we make sure our fans know we care about them, we want them to be safe, we want them to enjoy our tournament?" Overby says. “We’re going to have increased hand washing stations, increased hand sanitizing stations. We’re talking about measures we can take in our hospitality venues.”

One of the issues with that planning is knowing what the situation will be in September. It’s a great unknown the Championship team is tackling.

“That is part of the challenge for us. We don’t know what’s going to be happening September 28," Overby admits. "But certainly, we’re going to learn a lot in the next few months, especially as Korn Ferry tournaments return to play.”

Overby said the tournament is working on rescheduling several fan promotions for the new week of the tournament, but nothing has been finalized yet.

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